Being who we are in public (with our mental illness) is the only way to create lasting change. 

Amanda Tattersall, co-founder of the campaigning organisation Get-Up, speaks powerfully about her experience of living with bipolar disorder and its role in driving social change.

Hear how storytelling, sharing lived experiences, and forging solidarity through difference can make all the difference. Her keynote address: Making Change and Mental Illness — reimagining how we make a difference from the inside out was presented at the 2024 TheMHS Conference


Blogs & Speeches

Speech – How living with mental illness teaches us about making a difference

Amanda Tattersall gives a speech reflecting on how living with mental illness teaches us about how to make…

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Blogs & Speeches

Community organising aims to win back civil society’s rightful place

How Saul Alinksy’s Chicago approach to community organising is finding a home in Sydney.

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The Hong Kong protesters have turned militant and more strategic – and this unnerves Beijing

The Hong Kong protests were underpinned by a series of sophisticated principles and practices that others can learn…

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